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the speaker of the house, boehner, also is responsible for not figuring out how to do this. as you know, there's a war going on in the republican party. >> with his tea party backers. >> with the tea party and with his deputy, eric cantor, the majority leader. and they never figured out who was in charge. and boehner would go around saying privately i don't know whether eric cantor is on my side or not. well, a speaker of the house like a president has to lead. and you need to have that, you know, once in a lifetime conversation -- >> there is plenty of blame to go around for the downgrading of the u.s. credit rating which is significant, but who deserves more of that blame? >> look, if you -- and they talk about this in the white house. if the -- if we default on our debt, if the economy tanks, it's going to be in the -- and we have a recession or god knows something worse, in the history books, it's going to be called the obama era recession, depression, economic collapse stagnation, however you label it. >> why couldn't he work his will like other presidents, like reagan
the speaker of the house, boehner, also is responsible for not figuring out how to do this. as you know, there's a war going on in the republican party. >> with his tea party backers. >> with the tea party and with his deputy, eric cantor, the majority leader. and they never figured out who was in charge. and boehner would go around saying privately i don't know whether eric cantor is on my side or not. well, a speaker of the house like a president has to lead. and you need to have...
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john boehner was trying to do just the opposite. to have that happen and on the eve -- >> bad for the country, what? let me just finish, it is good politics in the traditional sense because in terms of getting a national answer in the next days, i think it left us farther away from getting an answer. it will further divide the country. >> i was going to ask you, was did anybody benefit from the house tonight, did anybody, way better than they did half an hour ago, the thing? >> i think possibly a fellow came out better with his base, but the country is tired of the political posturing and people really want leadership and fine dancers and get this off the edge of the cliffs. >> the debate we had today seemed to move beyond the tax increases and the short term, nobody talking about tax increases except for barack obama, who still talk about that. the plan by harry reid contains no tax increases. in the short term. the plan by john boehner contains no tax increases. >> let me ask you about this, wolf, clearly the tea party factor here
john boehner was trying to do just the opposite. to have that happen and on the eve -- >> bad for the country, what? let me just finish, it is good politics in the traditional sense because in terms of getting a national answer in the next days, i think it left us farther away from getting an answer. it will further divide the country. >> i was going to ask you, was did anybody benefit from the house tonight, did anybody, way better than they did half an hour ago, the thing?...
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speaker boehner and he had a great discussion. as wolf blitzer said before i came original speaker boehner is willing to do thing if. many in his party might have found objectionable. and the president is willing to do some things that many in his party had trouble. with enough democrats supported that that we could have done a huge deficit reduction for the american people. the question is, clearly this my way or the highway approach, digging in, not willing to compromise. that won't get the job done. as the president. in eight days if we don't solve this, the country will default. if the house republicans will just compromise a little bit. and do what's right for the country, we'll be able to get through this period. most importantly, we will get to continue to work, reducing the deficit 9/11 of the short term solutions on the table now to get us through problem at the moment, will not finish the job. we'll have to do reform. things president is looking forward to working with the congress on. >>> let's assume worst-case scenari
speaker boehner and he had a great discussion. as wolf blitzer said before i came original speaker boehner is willing to do thing if. many in his party might have found objectionable. and the president is willing to do some things that many in his party had trouble. with enough democrats supported that that we could have done a huge deficit reduction for the american people. the question is, clearly this my way or the highway approach, digging in, not willing to compromise. that won't get the...
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. >> john boehner made a point at expressing dismay the president hasn't responded two days after the republicans sent him a fiscal cliff counteroffer. >> if the president doesn't agree with our proposal and our outline, i think he's got an obligation to send one to the congress. and a plan that can pass both chambers of congress. >> by trying to keep gop frustration on the president, boehner appears to be keeping conservative lawmakers off his own back for now. >> what's mood inside the conference. >> very united, very supportive with the speaker. >> multiple sources tell cnn in a private meeting with house republicans, boehner got no flow back for producing $800 billion in tax revenue, despite backlash from conservative groups outside congress. >> any complaints about this new revenue? >> i didn't hear anything. >> the speaker has full support of the conference to move forward and get something done for the american people. >> so far, rank and time republicans are allowing boehner to play out this showdown, trying to look reasonable while the president is intransigent. especially si
. >> john boehner made a point at expressing dismay the president hasn't responded two days after the republicans sent him a fiscal cliff counteroffer. >> if the president doesn't agree with our proposal and our outline, i think he's got an obligation to send one to the congress. and a plan that can pass both chambers of congress. >> by trying to keep gop frustration on the president, boehner appears to be keeping conservative lawmakers off his own back for now. >>...
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the john boehner slogan was the center fees of their argument for gaining the white house. now, we are talking about medicare. i think the republicans have very much been on the offensive on this. they had a campaign ad out. now, you obviously see obama on the defense, an odd place for the democrats to be. if you look at karl rove, they are trying to make the case that if we actually have a policy debate about medicare, after a few years in which every american has made tough choice that is maybe the republicans can turn this issue in their favor for once. >> the karl rove position is that in the past, you have not had democratic legislation that took any money away from medicare. the obama health care bill did take some money away. it is mostly to providers and not beneficiaries. republicans feel like they have an "in" that they never had before. they might be able to fight the democrats to a draw. i'm not sure it is where they want to be fighting. as you just said, what they are not talking about when this medicare argument is happening is job creation, people who are une
the john boehner slogan was the center fees of their argument for gaining the white house. now, we are talking about medicare. i think the republicans have very much been on the offensive on this. they had a campaign ad out. now, you obviously see obama on the defense, an odd place for the democrats to be. if you look at karl rove, they are trying to make the case that if we actually have a policy debate about medicare, after a few years in which every american has made tough choice that is...
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do you think john boehner and you know john boehner, the speaker of the house, do you think he can do with this present what gingrich and clinton did back in the '90s after the president was re-elected? >> well, i do. i think it's essential that he also understand his own caucus and i think when the election is done, remember they were trying to defeat the president. that has failed. so it's incumbent upon them now to realize there's per i will avoiding the message of the voters because the voters have spoken. also the senate democrats picked up seats across the country. now they're one region. so they're clear about that. and the president's always going to be open to different ideas, but not change the goals. and the goal is not just an economic strategy based on austerity, but one that is pro-growth, pro-middle class, that allows job creation while you're bringing fiscal discipline to washington. it's not one or the other, it's both. and obviously john boehner is wanting to work with the president. he's already expressed some opening to go that. it's going to take a while to get th
do you think john boehner and you know john boehner, the speaker of the house, do you think he can do with this present what gingrich and clinton did back in the '90s after the president was re-elected? >> well, i do. i think it's essential that he also understand his own caucus and i think when the election is done, remember they were trying to defeat the president. that has failed. so it's incumbent upon them now to realize there's per i will avoiding the message of the voters because...
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this was a campaign, the romney campaign, very much focused on where are the jobs, that john boehner slogan was very much the centerpiece of their argument for gaining the white house. and so now we're talking about medicare, but i think the republicans have very much been on the offensive on this. they had a campaign ad out. now you obviously see obama on the defensive, an odd place, i think, for the democrats to be. >> it's an incredibly odd place, michael. and if you look at karl rove, look at the editorial page of the "wall street journal." they think maybe there's a tipping point. they're trying to make the case, and maybe it's all they can say, but they're trying to make the case, if they actually have a policy debate about medicare. after a few years in which every american has made tough choices, maybe they can turn this issue in their favor for once. >> the karl rove position is that, in the past, you have not had democratic legislation that took any money away from medicare, and the obama health care bill did take some money away. now it's mostly to providers and not benefi
this was a campaign, the romney campaign, very much focused on where are the jobs, that john boehner slogan was very much the centerpiece of their argument for gaining the white house. and so now we're talking about medicare, but i think the republicans have very much been on the offensive on this. they had a campaign ad out. now you obviously see obama on the defensive, an odd place, i think, for the democrats to be. >> it's an incredibly odd place, michael. and if you look at karl rove,...
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b speaker boehner is trying to solve this problem. but we're bankrupt and we can't continue spending. even these temporary proposals won't address the subject that, we will default. we won't default by not paying the bills. we will default by more inflation. and that is a serious problem. >> i want to play something that i know you've heard. i'm sure you've heard john mccain speaking on the floor yesterday. let's just play that for our viewers. >> republican house failed to raise the debt ceiling would somehow escape all the blame. then democrats would have no choice but to pass a balanced budget amendment and reform entitlements and the tea party hobbits could return to middle earth having defeated mordor. this is the kind of crack political thinking that turned share enengle and christine o'donnel into gop senate nominees. >> he was reading from a "wall street journal" editorial but pretty harsh comments about the effect of the tea party on this debate. what do you make of what he said? >> he sounds angry. i'm pretty upset. i haven'
b speaker boehner is trying to solve this problem. but we're bankrupt and we can't continue spending. even these temporary proposals won't address the subject that, we will default. we won't default by not paying the bills. we will default by more inflation. and that is a serious problem. >> i want to play something that i know you've heard. i'm sure you've heard john mccain speaking on the floor yesterday. let's just play that for our viewers. >> republican house failed to raise...
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boehner told reporters today the mesh will pass. tales party conservatives have been whining and stomping their feet say it won't do enough, but last-minute wrangling could get it through the house. that has house republicans feeling good about themselves. eric cantor told the senate do to accept the boehner bit or is the cut cap and balance bill or suffering the consequences of default. harry reid doesn't seem to care about any of that. he says the boehner bill is bed on arrival. the clock keeps ticking. where is president obama on this? who knows. for the last several days he's had no public schedule. he remains behind closed doors inside the white house, so inquiring minds want to know -- who is winning the debt ceiling battle? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile and post a comment on my log. wolf? >>> the ban isn't just between republicans and democrats. there's a serious one between republicans and republicans. jim acosta has the details. >> now this fight has gone hollywood. the good guys and bad guys, or the hobbits and orcs. >> he bo
boehner told reporters today the mesh will pass. tales party conservatives have been whining and stomping their feet say it won't do enough, but last-minute wrangling could get it through the house. that has house republicans feeling good about themselves. eric cantor told the senate do to accept the boehner bit or is the cut cap and balance bill or suffering the consequences of default. harry reid doesn't seem to care about any of that. he says the boehner bill is bed on arrival. the clock...
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and i think that's what we heard john boehner doing. and today the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell came out and said, you know, we're not going to say anything until we speak out in the conference later this week, a major latino conference of elected officials. what mitt romney is doing is he's saying, look, i'm going to focus on the economy. jobs is the number one issue for hispanic voters. the economy is the number one issue for hispanic voters. and the campaign is making a bet that those hispanic voters who believe immigration is the number one issue are going to be voting for president obama anyway. so he's going to stay on message. now, whether he will go beyond what he said, which is he wants some version of the dream act for the children of military families, for example. we'll have to wait until that conference. but expect him to talk a lot more about the economy and hispanics. >> marco rubio, he had his own ideas about a modified version of the dream act. he's the very popular republican senator from florida. where do
and i think that's what we heard john boehner doing. and today the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell came out and said, you know, we're not going to say anything until we speak out in the conference later this week, a major latino conference of elected officials. what mitt romney is doing is he's saying, look, i'm going to focus on the economy. jobs is the number one issue for hispanic voters. the economy is the number one issue for hispanic voters. and the campaign is making a bet that...
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boehner thinks that's a good idea. throwing people off of medicaid when we already have 50 million people without insurance, mr. boehner sthis that's a good idea. we have differences of opinion. every poll i've said, wolf, says the american people want shared sacrifice. they do not want to balance the budget on the backs of the elderly, the sick, the children or the middle class. >> would you be open to some sort of deal that the president might work out with the house speaker in order to avoid this august 2 default deadline, a deal by which there would be significant spending cuts right now, but any tax increases would be punted? would be kicked way down the road in order to get it passed? are you open to that? >> no. that would be a disaster. and again, a proposal like that is what the american people have said over and over again. only a small minority of people apparently right here in washington, d.c., think that it makes sense to attack social security when social security hasn't contributed one nickel to our def
boehner thinks that's a good idea. throwing people off of medicaid when we already have 50 million people without insurance, mr. boehner sthis that's a good idea. we have differences of opinion. every poll i've said, wolf, says the american people want shared sacrifice. they do not want to balance the budget on the backs of the elderly, the sick, the children or the middle class. >> would you be open to some sort of deal that the president might work out with the house speaker in order to...
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a campaign ad by the democrats, slamming john boehner. see how honest it is. not grading on a curve, only the facts. holding both parties accountable. >>> later, michael moore, what he says about the so-called ground zero mosque. why he's calling for putting it at ground zero itself. you'll want to hear what he has to say. in 2008 i quit venture capital to follow my passion for food. i saw a gap in the market for a fresh culinary brand and launched behindtheburner.com. we create and broadcast content and then distribute it across tv, the web, and via mobile. i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. >>> tonight a new segment called "political theater." we'll take campaign ads and put them under the fact-checking microscope to see how truthful they are. you can get in on the action. go to our website and view the ad and let us know what you th
a campaign ad by the democrats, slamming john boehner. see how honest it is. not grading on a curve, only the facts. holding both parties accountable. >>> later, michael moore, what he says about the so-called ground zero mosque. why he's calling for putting it at ground zero itself. you'll want to hear what he has to say. in 2008 i quit venture capital to follow my passion for food. i saw a gap in the market for a fresh culinary brand and launched behindtheburner.com. we create and...
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i'm encouraged about what speaker boehner said about revenues. may have hedged that a bit in the last 24 hours. may want to see where he can get it from tax reform first, ultimately, republicans are acknowledges, which is a good sign, there has to be revenue as part of the deal. >> you think it's posturing right now? >> i think it's what harry reid said. a lot of dancing going on. but i think we'll get to the thick pretty soon. >> everybody sees the fiscal cliff coming. how much can congress get done, especially if they only give it a week or so? >> that's the big question. two things to consider here. first is the question of the bush tax cuts for the wealthy expiring. the president has said that's going to happen, and that's the real stumbling block here, before you get even to the larger question of the fiscal cliff. everybody knows in the larger package, everybody wants to do tax reform, mitt romney proposed capping deductions, for example, during a campaign, something republicans might be able to sign on to, but even before they get to tax r
i'm encouraged about what speaker boehner said about revenues. may have hedged that a bit in the last 24 hours. may want to see where he can get it from tax reform first, ultimately, republicans are acknowledges, which is a good sign, there has to be revenue as part of the deal. >> you think it's posturing right now? >> i think it's what harry reid said. a lot of dancing going on. but i think we'll get to the thick pretty soon. >> everybody sees the fiscal cliff coming. how...
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boehner has a different plan. tax cuts for businesses, those that shift jobs and profits overseas. . saving multinational corporations $10 billion. >> tom, we posted at our website and where do viewers think that falls on the sliding scale of truth? >> as you said, they can play along with this game at home. lee says that she absolutely loves this ad. it tells the truth in real and shocking terms. and another guy names d.j. or a gal maybe, named d.j. says this guy is so far away from the average american you can't see him from russia. that's what they say on that side but not everybody agrees with that. on the other side listen to roy. he says, this ad is a big fat lie. republicans are trying to stop wasteful extending. t dems can't run on this record. the democrats have some valid points. boehner voted against a $26 billion jobs' bill back in august which passed anyway. and it helped some cash-strapped states as they had to keep some teachers, cops and first responders on the job. so check on that. he also said,
boehner has a different plan. tax cuts for businesses, those that shift jobs and profits overseas. . saving multinational corporations $10 billion. >> tom, we posted at our website and where do viewers think that falls on the sliding scale of truth? >> as you said, they can play along with this game at home. lee says that she absolutely loves this ad. it tells the truth in real and shocking terms. and another guy names d.j. or a gal maybe, named d.j. says this guy is so far away...
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boehner first disputed the fact. a moment later, he said whatever the case may be, lawmakers shouldn't be paid. >> they shouldn't be getting paid, just like federal employees shouldn't be getting paid. >> they wouldn't be if the house passed a version of this senate bill. kind of spells it out. but the house didn't because of a real catch 22. the house legislation to stop paying lawmakers in case of government shutdown is bundled into the bill that if it doesn't pass would lead to a government shutdown. catch 22. so they'll get paid, but 800,000 federal workers won't. the troops won't. many people won't get their tax refund checks. small business loans won't go out. national parks will close and a whole lot more. today, president obama talked about sergeant christopher hartune who would be losing a paycheck. it turns out his wife is a federal worker, so they would go from two paychecks to none. a lot of lawmakers making $174,000 a year are down playing the impact of a shutdown. >> if we need the government shut down
boehner first disputed the fact. a moment later, he said whatever the case may be, lawmakers shouldn't be paid. >> they shouldn't be getting paid, just like federal employees shouldn't be getting paid. >> they wouldn't be if the house passed a version of this senate bill. kind of spells it out. but the house didn't because of a real catch 22. the house legislation to stop paying lawmakers in case of government shutdown is bundled into the bill that if it doesn't pass would lead to a...
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that word immediately, because john boehner's top aide was in the room, that word got to john boehner, who is still meeting, and he made that announcement just a short while after that. that's going on right near where i am. so the headline is that there is a deal to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year. in addition to that, anderson, they're also going to pass something tonight within the next hour, so that will fund the government for just a couple of days, just to allow the negotiators and the aides to actually put pen to paper and write out this long-term deal so they can pass that likely next week. >> john king, you're hearing what, five to seven days length, the extension? >> it will go through thursday. if you count the weekend, and i doubt they'll work the weekend. but essentially they have monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday to put it on paper and then to vote. look, they would not take this step -- remember how adamant the speaker was that he was not going to agree to another short-term deal unless he was very, very certain they had the frame work for the
that word immediately, because john boehner's top aide was in the room, that word got to john boehner, who is still meeting, and he made that announcement just a short while after that. that's going on right near where i am. so the headline is that there is a deal to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year. in addition to that, anderson, they're also going to pass something tonight within the next hour, so that will fund the government for just a couple of days, just to allow the...
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i'm encouraged by what speaker boehner said about revenues. he may have hedged that a little bit in the last 24 hours and may want to see where he can get it from tax reform first, but ultimately, republicans are acknowledging which is a good sign that there has to be revenue as part of this deal. same thing on the democratic side -- >> you think it's posture right now, some of this stuff we're hearing? >> i think it's what harry reid said. there's a lot of dancing going on but i think we'll get to the fixing pretty soon. >> gloria, everyone sees the fiscal cliff coming here. how much can congress get done in the lame duck especially if they are only going to give it a week or so? >> you know, that's a big question. look, there are two things to consider here. first of all is the question of the bush tax cuts for the wealthy expiring. the president has said that's going to happen and that's the real stumbling block here before you get even to the larger question of the fiscal cliff. everybody knows in the larger package, everybody wants to do
i'm encouraged by what speaker boehner said about revenues. he may have hedged that a little bit in the last 24 hours and may want to see where he can get it from tax reform first, but ultimately, republicans are acknowledging which is a good sign that there has to be revenue as part of this deal. same thing on the democratic side -- >> you think it's posture right now, some of this stuff we're hearing? >> i think it's what harry reid said. there's a lot of dancing going on but i...
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boehner to save face. he's trying to save face right now because of the failure and tin effectual whipping they did last night. this approach that he's taken is a -- it's a very narrowly partisan approach that will not get us to monday or tuesday to raise the debt ceiling. what we need is a bipartisan approach and what we need is a balanced approach. we know wie will not get a balanced approach as far as tax revenues, but we know that there are cuts on the table from both sides. >> he's going to get this legislation passed right now. he's got enough to get over 216, which is what he needs. the vote is going to take place right now. he did leave open at the very end, you know what, come back, talk to me, bring me something so we can continue this conversation. did he leave you, tony blankley, with hope that this can be worked out before tuesday? >> look, i think eventually this town is going to get to some kind of conclusion. >> what does that mean? eventually? >> i don't know. i hope by the 2nd, maybe not.
boehner to save face. he's trying to save face right now because of the failure and tin effectual whipping they did last night. this approach that he's taken is a -- it's a very narrowly partisan approach that will not get us to monday or tuesday to raise the debt ceiling. what we need is a bipartisan approach and what we need is a balanced approach. we know wie will not get a balanced approach as far as tax revenues, but we know that there are cuts on the table from both sides. >> he's...
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and speaker john boehner was blunt. according to republican sources, h etold conservatives unhappy with his plan to quote, get your ass in line. as members left, there were signs boehner's tough message was getting through. >> shifted to leaning yes if leaning no. and that really is, you don't let the perfect get in the way of the doable. >> i was originally opposed to it until i realized the odds of getting anything better at this point in time are probably very, very slim. so i think this is probably the best thing that we're going to get. >> i know the hearts of the republicans i'm serving with -- >> but outside the capital, a very different message from tea party supporters. >> it's time to stop and stop now and these republicans need to hold the line. >> reporter: and further evidence oof a party divided in a debt ceiling crisis, a blow-up wednesday among house conservatives over a staffer's e-mail to outside groups, asking them to step up pressure on fellow gop members to oppose the boehner plan. >> we just had a
and speaker john boehner was blunt. according to republican sources, h etold conservatives unhappy with his plan to quote, get your ass in line. as members left, there were signs boehner's tough message was getting through. >> shifted to leaning yes if leaning no. and that really is, you don't let the perfect get in the way of the doable. >> i was originally opposed to it until i realized the odds of getting anything better at this point in time are probably very, very slim. so i...
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even speaker boehner just now with you saying he is a very likable guy. i keep waiting for one of them to say he will be a great president. he is a very likable guy. >> we trade phone messages. >> that was quite remarkable. he told you that they traded e-mail messages. it's phone messages. >> phone messages back and forth. and honestly, he is now -- is not romney now the head of the republican party? should this not be the time that they're gathering around him and, by the way, isn't some -- aren't some of the fights that they're going to have on capitol hill going reflect on his campaign and vice versa? >> normally, the republican party is excellent at coalescing at this stage around their guy, but this is not a normal time for the republican party. it is because of people like all the folks who ran in the campaign still very fractured, still very divided, and even in boehner's remarks, you could hear when he talked to you -- you could hear a kind of subtext of the problems the gop was having. he talked in there about making government -- he complained t
even speaker boehner just now with you saying he is a very likable guy. i keep waiting for one of them to say he will be a great president. he is a very likable guy. >> we trade phone messages. >> that was quite remarkable. he told you that they traded e-mail messages. it's phone messages. >> phone messages back and forth. and honestly, he is now -- is not romney now the head of the republican party? should this not be the time that they're gathering around him and, by the...
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john boehner is the speaker of the house. are you going to try to repale obama care what we call health care reform? >> i call it health control. i don't say obamacare much. i don't think it was entirely his idea. i think it was congressional democrats. i would expect boehner to definitely either defund or repeal the health control law. it's interesting -- >> in its entirety or certain pieces? there are some things every sane person likes which is pre-existing conditions won't prevent you from getting insurance anymore. that's a good thing. you're not going to repeal that, i hope. >> we need to redo it entirely. this is the thing. a lot of people were talking about the commerce claus. the individual mandate, the penalties, that's completely unconstitutional. that's not one of the powers of the constitution. i would like to see the commerce claus applied to lift restrictions on insurance companies. >> i don't mean to be snarky but we heard christine o'donnell, your senate candidate from delaware saying separation of church and
john boehner is the speaker of the house. are you going to try to repale obama care what we call health care reform? >> i call it health control. i don't say obamacare much. i don't think it was entirely his idea. i think it was congressional democrats. i would expect boehner to definitely either defund or repeal the health control law. it's interesting -- >> in its entirety or certain pieces? there are some things every sane person likes which is pre-existing conditions won't...
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boehner said he would not do that. he would not support it, harry reid said democrats would insist on those taxes being raised. >> all i would suggest is that every bipartisan group has looked at this, the gang of six. three republicans, three democrats, simpson-bowles rejected higher tax rates. they raised revenue by eliminating deductions and exemptions. taking that revenue back into the treasury, applying it to the debt and buying down rates to create economic growth and some future economic growth -- >> does that really get you where you need to be on deficit reduction? >> oh, absolutely it does. it absolutely does. there's a trillion dollars we give away every year through the tax code. apply some of that to debt and future economic growth sets some of that aside to get out of debt. raising tax rates was rejected by simpson-bowles and the gang of six. there will be no republican that will go down that road because it will hurt job creation. tax policy and job creation go hand in hand. >> this president got re-elec
boehner said he would not do that. he would not support it, harry reid said democrats would insist on those taxes being raised. >> all i would suggest is that every bipartisan group has looked at this, the gang of six. three republicans, three democrats, simpson-bowles rejected higher tax rates. they raised revenue by eliminating deductions and exemptions. taking that revenue back into the treasury, applying it to the debt and buying down rates to create economic growth and some future...
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that john boehner slogan was a centerpiece of their argument for -- for gaining the white house. and so we're talking about medicare, but i think the republicans have very much been on the offensive on this. they had a campaign ad out. now you see obama on the defense. an odd place, i think, for the democrats to be on medicare. >> incredibly odd place. if you look at karl rove, the editorial page of the "wall street journal," they think maybe there's a tipping point. they're trying to make the case, maybe it's all they can say. they're trying to make the case that if we have policy debate about medicare, after a few years in which every american has made tough choices, that maybe the republicans can actually turn this issue in their favor for once. >> yeah. i mean, the karl rove position is that -- in the past, you have not had democratic legislation that took money away from medicare. and the obama health care bill did take some money away. now it's mostly to providers, not beneficiaries. but republicans feel like they have an in they that they never had before. i think, john, t
that john boehner slogan was a centerpiece of their argument for -- for gaining the white house. and so we're talking about medicare, but i think the republicans have very much been on the offensive on this. they had a campaign ad out. now you see obama on the defense. an odd place, i think, for the democrats to be on medicare. >> incredibly odd place. if you look at karl rove, the editorial page of the "wall street journal," they think maybe there's a tipping point. they're...
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it has to come into connection and if it doesn't, we're in trouble. >> so, nick, nick, john boehner's spending and his pledge to america which you have declared a hoax -- >> a joke, yeah. >> they're obviously holding out on this debt ceiling thing as leverage. what should they leverage for? >> this is what the republicans should hold out for is a restriction on a bunch of whatever kind of loose change is laying around and obama's pet projects. what the democrats should be looking at and this is something that the republicans want, they need to say, okay, what are you going to do about defense spending? we're spending -- defense spending is about $700 billion a year, going to go up to $900 billion over the next couple of years and it's supposed to taper down. what part of that can we live without? and the fact is that we can live without a lot of it, federal -- defense spending under bush and obama from 2000 until now went up 71%. are we 71% better off? are we 71% more efficiency in afghanistan? no. that needs to be cut. medicare went up 76%. social security 38%. we need to start putti
it has to come into connection and if it doesn't, we're in trouble. >> so, nick, nick, john boehner's spending and his pledge to america which you have declared a hoax -- >> a joke, yeah. >> they're obviously holding out on this debt ceiling thing as leverage. what should they leverage for? >> this is what the republicans should hold out for is a restriction on a bunch of whatever kind of loose change is laying around and obama's pet projects. what the democrats should...
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so why is the boehner bill cuts only? and why is democratic senator harry reid's plan also cuts only? democrats have backed away from any measures that raise revenues to accommodate republican demand. and republicans say americans are not willing to see any taxes go up. >> right now this economy is ailing. and we don't believe, nor do i think the american people believe, that raising taxes is the answer. >> i think what the american people appreciate is that you don't reinvigorate the economy by raising taxes. >> the american people don't want us to raise taxes. >> the american people didn't want their taxes raised, and they wanted us to cut spending. they don't want compromise. >> it's time to cut spending, balance the budget, and pay down the debt for our children and our grandchildren without raising taxes. >> there is absolutely no appetite anywhere across the united states for increasing taxes. >> i think the american people are against raising taxes on the job creators out there. >> well again, most polls show that'
so why is the boehner bill cuts only? and why is democratic senator harry reid's plan also cuts only? democrats have backed away from any measures that raise revenues to accommodate republican demand. and republicans say americans are not willing to see any taxes go up. >> right now this economy is ailing. and we don't believe, nor do i think the american people believe, that raising taxes is the answer. >> i think what the american people appreciate is that you don't reinvigorate...
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john boehner who's in line to become speaker is pouncing on something that -- so walk us through why ohio is so key in this midterm? >> it's all democrat now and it's poised to become all democra republicans. that governor's race is very close here. it's possible that we won't know who is governor of the state of ohio by the end of the night. that's how close the race is. i'm in butler county which is near cincinnati. this is very much republican territory. john boehner is most assured of a win here and he's poised to be speaker of the house only if he takes majority of the house. he held this big rally for the republican goubernatorial candidate. john boehner was very much talking about president obama. >> you know while the president's been here a dozen times over the last year and ted strickland thinks it's about him. this is about president obama trying to get re-elected in two years. so if you want to send president obama a big, loud message, vote for john casey. >> and there was a huge cheer from the crowd. there is a democratic candidate running against john boehner, of course
john boehner who's in line to become speaker is pouncing on something that -- so walk us through why ohio is so key in this midterm? >> it's all democrat now and it's poised to become all democra republicans. that governor's race is very close here. it's possible that we won't know who is governor of the state of ohio by the end of the night. that's how close the race is. i'm in butler county which is near cincinnati. this is very much republican territory. john boehner is most assured of...
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an embarrassing day for speaker boehner. it looks like he lost control completety. >> on one hand, there's a frustration with speaker boehner. they wanted a grand bargain with him. he walked away. there's a measure of look, you could have cut a deal with us. this is still the man they need to get the bill through the house in the very end. i have asked will the president, has the president called for a meeting of leadership at the white house? so far, they have not asked for that. we should expect, if that's what's needed, the white house stands ready to do that in the coming days. this entire town is waiting to see the bill passed so they can move on, get in the house and on to the senate where we have seen compromise in the past. it's where compromise can get done. when can it get into the house and on to the plate where the grown ups take over. >> let's go to you, john king. despite your youthful appearance, you have been around the washington block a few times. get through all the washington bs. where are we? >> we are s
an embarrassing day for speaker boehner. it looks like he lost control completety. >> on one hand, there's a frustration with speaker boehner. they wanted a grand bargain with him. he walked away. there's a measure of look, you could have cut a deal with us. this is still the man they need to get the bill through the house in the very end. i have asked will the president, has the president called for a meeting of leadership at the white house? so far, they have not asked for that. we...
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boehner ought to say, mr. president, you can have all the strokes you want. it will just cost you a trillion dollars a stroke. i thought that was a very good idea. >> it seems the president won't be taking boehner up on the offer. >> i think i can say they will not wrap up the 18th hole and come out and say we have a deal. >> so we may find out, though, who's going to win, because th white house says they might reveal the scores after the round. my money is on vice president biden, because i have from a source at a local government course that he's been on the range. >> practicing. do we know which golf course? >> the white house is not saying because of security, but we have an idea because the white house did pick the course, it's already determined. now, boehner is a member of burning tree country club, so it's probably not going to be there, because he didn't get to pick it. the president normally plays at andrews air force base. >> you're a good golfer yourself. what's your handy cap? >> i don't know what
boehner ought to say, mr. president, you can have all the strokes you want. it will just cost you a trillion dollars a stroke. i thought that was a very good idea. >> it seems the president won't be taking boehner up on the offer. >> i think i can say they will not wrap up the 18th hole and come out and say we have a deal. >> so we may find out, though, who's going to win, because th white house says they might reveal the scores after the round. my money is on vice president...
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house speaker, john boehner. i'll hand this over to wolf. >> he's going through the initial business. john boehner, the speaker, accompanied by the vice president of the united states, joe biden, also the president of the senate. dana, we will hear a lot of references to taxes, inequality. the president will not mention mitt romney or newt gingrich by name. but people can basically discern he's talking about them. >> reporter: no question about it. john boehner, the house speaker said to me and a few other reporters at a breakfast said this would be a campaign speech by the president. i don't think anybody at the white house would deny that with a straight face. this is the opening salvo of the president's campaign. what you were talking about, class warfare, that is going to be from here on out, i think what we will hear about from both sides of the aisle. interestingly, talking about congress, i'm inside the chamber and have a bird's-eye view. everybody sitting here as a body has an approval rating lower than i
house speaker, john boehner. i'll hand this over to wolf. >> he's going through the initial business. john boehner, the speaker, accompanied by the vice president of the united states, joe biden, also the president of the senate. dana, we will hear a lot of references to taxes, inequality. the president will not mention mitt romney or newt gingrich by name. but people can basically discern he's talking about them. >> reporter: no question about it. john boehner, the house speaker...
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it has to come into connection and if it doesn't, we're in trouble. >> so, nick, nick, john boehner's spending and his pledge to america which you have declared a hoax -- >> a joke, yeah. >> they're obviously holding out on this debt ceiling thing as leverage. what should they leverage for? >> this is what the republicans should hold out for is a restriction on a bunch of whatever kind of loose change is laying around and obama's pet projects. what the democrats should be looking at and this is something that the republicans want, they need to say, okay, what are you going to do about defense spending? we're spending -- defense spending is about $700 billion a year, going to go up to $900 billion over the next couple of years and it's supposed to taper down. what part of that can we live without? and the fact is that we can live without a lot of it, federal -- defense spending under bush and obama from 2000 until now went up 71%. are we 71% better off? are we 71% more efficiency in afghanistan? no. that needs to be cut. medicare went up 76%. social security 38%. we need to start putti
it has to come into connection and if it doesn't, we're in trouble. >> so, nick, nick, john boehner's spending and his pledge to america which you have declared a hoax -- >> a joke, yeah. >> they're obviously holding out on this debt ceiling thing as leverage. what should they leverage for? >> this is what the republicans should hold out for is a restriction on a bunch of whatever kind of loose change is laying around and obama's pet projects. what the democrats should...
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if you look at what harry reid is proposing and john boehner, other than john boehner require two votes and a few other issues, by and large their plans are identical. i suspect they'll get merged within the next week. guys like me won't like it. we knew a compromise was coming. the problem is neither plan cuts three to $4 trillion which is what s&p said they need to do to keep the credit rating at triple-a. >> how big of a concern is that? even with the plans the credit rating might still be downgraded? >> it's a very big risk, anderson. there's two different events here and it's hard to keep them separated from each other. the first is getting the debt sealing lifted. that's the critical negotiation under way now. even if we get it lifted, eric's right. standard & poor's is saying even if you get it lifted it's how much you're willing to cut the deficits that they will really judge the triple-a rating of the united states on and if it's something less than $3 to $4 trillion in real cuts they're going to lower the credit rating of the united states for the first time in our history. we
if you look at what harry reid is proposing and john boehner, other than john boehner require two votes and a few other issues, by and large their plans are identical. i suspect they'll get merged within the next week. guys like me won't like it. we knew a compromise was coming. the problem is neither plan cuts three to $4 trillion which is what s&p said they need to do to keep the credit rating at triple-a. >> how big of a concern is that? even with the plans the credit rating might...
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speaker boehner is talking about what he expects to hear. he's getting ready and will be there for the president's speech tonight. what are you hearing on the hill? >> reporter: we're in statuary hall. this is where they'll be walking by to hear the address from president obama. republicans in both the house and senate really aren't waiting the hear from the president to react. we've been hearing now for a couple days republicans in the house and senate criticizing what they expect to hear from the president this evening saying that his proposals that he's likely to push aren't anything new, that he's either tried them before or pushed for them before and in their minds they think it will not work. still house republican leaders do say they are very much looking forward to hearing from the president, speaker boehner being one of them and also saying they are looking forward to trying to find common ground to come around some jobs proposal they can agree to. i will tell you both sides still have very different views of just how to reach that
speaker boehner is talking about what he expects to hear. he's getting ready and will be there for the president's speech tonight. what are you hearing on the hill? >> reporter: we're in statuary hall. this is where they'll be walking by to hear the address from president obama. republicans in both the house and senate really aren't waiting the hear from the president to react. we've been hearing now for a couple days republicans in the house and senate criticizing what they expect to...
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you do ee eer boehner who said he wants to be conciliatory. the burden is on the president of the united states and even a bit more so than usual, speaker boehner feels burned by the last time they went down the path. he thought he had a deal with the president. and he thinks the president walked away from it. is this a game of chicken? who blinks first? the president gives up higher taxes on the rich. republicans give up something on the short-term and more on the long-term. that is going to be the dance and the stakes are pretty normous. >> candy, can you see where the president gives up higher taxes on the wealthy? he did get re-elected on this and he's been clear on this issue. this was a major thing that he ran on. yes, and he said if he got a bill that did not include the end of tax hikes for the wealthy, he would veto it. but that was preelection this is post election. you know the pressure i think is on all of them but let's remember the pressure for the president. one of the things that is difficult about a coalition that puts you in
you do ee eer boehner who said he wants to be conciliatory. the burden is on the president of the united states and even a bit more so than usual, speaker boehner feels burned by the last time they went down the path. he thought he had a deal with the president. and he thinks the president walked away from it. is this a game of chicken? who blinks first? the president gives up higher taxes on the rich. republicans give up something on the short-term and more on the long-term. that is going to...
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. >> good morning, speaker boehner's office. how may i help you? >> a summer avalanche of phone calls hitting the capitol. president obama asked for it in his address to the nation last night. here it is. house switchboard today getting nearly double the volume of normal phone calls, house speaker baine er's office reporting as many as 300 people on hold for as long as an hour. online the same story. site unavailable. server busy. we found better than one in three congressional web sites either slow or down entirely from all the volume. also multiple calls to the white house switchboard by one of our producers also not getting through. that's what's happening. and it's unusual. and there's new polling out there on the debt issue from pew research. pay attention to this. 68% say that lawmakers who share their views should be willing to compromise even if they strike a deal they disagree with. just 23% say lawmakers should hold firm, even if it means the government goes into default. recent cnn orc polling is no less striking. by 68 to 32%, people sa
. >> good morning, speaker boehner's office. how may i help you? >> a summer avalanche of phone calls hitting the capitol. president obama asked for it in his address to the nation last night. here it is. house switchboard today getting nearly double the volume of normal phone calls, house speaker baine er's office reporting as many as 300 people on hold for as long as an hour. online the same story. site unavailable. server busy. we found better than one in three congressional web...
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i would love to be able to support speaker boehner, leader cantor. i have to have something that transcends election cycles. i can't support it. >> well, over on the democratic-controlled senate side, they are waiting to get a house bill simply so they can vote no on it. then, experts say, the real bargaining could begin on some kind of compromise that both the house and senate might agree on. but now that is on hold. and the stakes keep rising. the dow industrials lost another 62 points today. a lot of ground for us to cover tonight with chief white house correspondent jessica yellin, chief national correspondent john king, host of john king usa and chief political analyst gloria borger. >>> the meetings are happening, if the leadership is still talking because it doesn't seem like another path for, they are still working on trying to build support around us or to figure out some way possibly in order to win over support. the fact of the matter is they have been at this for hours and they have not been able to twist arms to be confident they have th
i would love to be able to support speaker boehner, leader cantor. i have to have something that transcends election cycles. i can't support it. >> well, over on the democratic-controlled senate side, they are waiting to get a house bill simply so they can vote no on it. then, experts say, the real bargaining could begin on some kind of compromise that both the house and senate might agree on. but now that is on hold. and the stakes keep rising. the dow industrials lost another 62 points...
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yes, barten and boehner are representative of something longer. it's about this is what the republican party thinks about things when they are not trying to sell you into getting back into control. >> it's a potent argument. it really is. >> it seems like this is an us versus them election. we used to call it class warfare. >> base versus base, the republican versus the democratic base, and what do you believe in? >> it's a populist movement more than a conservative or liberal movement. if you listen to what john edwards said on the campaign trail in 2008, there is not that much difference. the government has too much power. we need to take things back. >> let me turn you to the next favorite subject, and this is michael steele. thursday he is talking about a fund-raiser about the war in afghanistan. >> keep in mind again, our federal candidates, this was a wharf obama's choosing. well, if he's such a student of history, has he not understood that, you know, that's the one that you don't do, is engage in a land war in afghanistan? >> jump ball her
yes, barten and boehner are representative of something longer. it's about this is what the republican party thinks about things when they are not trying to sell you into getting back into control. >> it's a potent argument. it really is. >> it seems like this is an us versus them election. we used to call it class warfare. >> base versus base, the republican versus the democratic base, and what do you believe in? >> it's a populist movement more than a conservative or...
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you keep saying, speaker boehner, you keep talking about an adult conversation. and nobody really -- yes, we have to have one. everyone i've talked to, i can't -- most people say, look, even -- obama's plans, even the plans that the republicans have put forward, there's really no way to get out of this economic mess without these drastic spending cuts that we're talking about, cutting back on entitlements but also raising taxes ultimately are we going to have to raise taxes. >> raising taxes is the wrong prescription for where we are. it's pretty clear to me the cutting of spending is the most important thing we can do to get the american people back to work. that in eliminating a lot of the uncertainty of this coming out of this administration, the most important thing we can do to increase federal revenues is to get the american people back to work. whether they're taking care of themselves, their families and back on the tax rolls helping to supply income to the federal government to meet the demands of the american people. you're not going to get people back
you keep saying, speaker boehner, you keep talking about an adult conversation. and nobody really -- yes, we have to have one. everyone i've talked to, i can't -- most people say, look, even -- obama's plans, even the plans that the republicans have put forward, there's really no way to get out of this economic mess without these drastic spending cuts that we're talking about, cutting back on entitlements but also raising taxes ultimately are we going to have to raise taxes. >> raising...
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john boehner is not for that. this is just an old republican gimmick of take what you can get then and then in two years ask it to be permanent. ask representative boehner does he want to make permanent for $700 billion the bush tax cuts for people making more than a quarter million dollars a year? he does. he has been for it all along and he is just trying to get a nose in under the tent to do that. we cannot afford $700 billion for that purpose. in every objective analyst that has looked at it has emphasized that tax cuts for millionaires have the lowest bang for the buck on any measure we could possibly take and we shouldn't extend those and the president made that clear. >> john boehner doesn't want to raise taxes on anyone right now, rich people, middle class, poor people, anyone. i want to be precise. peter orszag says as least for two years keep the tax rates where they are right now. >> no, wolf. he did not say at least for two years. he said do it for two years in order to get them to give them up after t
john boehner is not for that. this is just an old republican gimmick of take what you can get then and then in two years ask it to be permanent. ask representative boehner does he want to make permanent for $700 billion the bush tax cuts for people making more than a quarter million dollars a year? he does. he has been for it all along and he is just trying to get a nose in under the tent to do that. we cannot afford $700 billion for that purpose. in every objective analyst that has looked at...
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this is not the old john boehner, you said. that's true. but the old john boehner was not dependent on the tea party. i saw this in my effort working for scott brown. lisa murkowski, robert bennett, not simply that they disagreed with them substantively but they had to work with the democrats. boehner has people that he thinks shouldn't work with us. i wish we could expect more cooperation but this kind of name calling thaw just quoted it, that undermines any cooperation. >> i completely agree with your take. we've seen the republican party in the early stages of control in the house and taking the agenda of this president and congress hostage and taking the agenda that we need hostage. is there any hope and is this a vain hope on my part that the president will make an appeal to the nation, you could get the middle class tax cuts alone through the senate? could he persuade those wavering democrats and a few of the moderate republicans that this is good economics, that 60% of the american public wants it and it's critical to our future? >>
this is not the old john boehner, you said. that's true. but the old john boehner was not dependent on the tea party. i saw this in my effort working for scott brown. lisa murkowski, robert bennett, not simply that they disagreed with them substantively but they had to work with the democrats. boehner has people that he thinks shouldn't work with us. i wish we could expect more cooperation but this kind of name calling thaw just quoted it, that undermines any cooperation. >> i completely...